---
type: "Bill"
title: "MUNICIPAL PROSECUTION FEE"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, in counties under 3,000,000 population, a municipality is entitled to a $25 fee (now $10) for each conviction for a violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a municipal vehicle ordinance prosecuted by the municipal attorney. In counties of 3,000,000 or more population, a municipality is entitled to a $25 fee (now $10) for each conviction for a violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a municipal vehicle ordinance prosecuted by the municipal attorney. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 5295"
citation: "Illinois HB 5295 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-03"
last_action: "2010-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4f537d0e-0719-484e-b1b9-d6c92ea3508c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5295&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=50310&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "79bc12ed560e39309d92e6e8e200b42be0fa2582a096c0c429ae940e9c90ad7b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 5295 (96th) — MUNICIPAL PROSECUTION FEE

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, in counties under 3,000,000 population, a municipality is entitled to a $25 fee (now $10) for each conviction for a violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a municipal vehicle ordinance prosecuted by the municipal attorney. In counties of 3,000,000 or more population, a municipality is entitled to a $25 fee (now $10) for each conviction for a violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a municipal vehicle ordinance prosecuted by the municipal attorney. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5295&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50310&DocNum=5295&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5295eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50310&DocNum=5295&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5295enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50310&DocNum=5295&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **40–11** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- William B. Black — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2010-02-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William B. Black `filing`
- **2010-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-16** Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-10** State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2010-03-10** Balanced Budget Note Requested by Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2010-03-10** Judicial Note Requested by Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2010-03-10** Pension Note Requested by Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2010-03-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-10** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-12** Pension Note Filed
- **2010-03-17** State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
- **2010-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2010-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-19** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-19** Judicial Note Filed
- **2010-03-22** Balanced Budget Note Filed
- **2010-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-003-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 13, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-04-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2010-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-04-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-13** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-21** Do Pass Local Government; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 22, 2010
- **2010-04-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2010
- **2010-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 040-011-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-22** Effective Date July 22, 2010
- **2010-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1186 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4f537d0e-0719-484e-b1b9-d6c92ea3508c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).